Students face all kinds of situations growing up, but the best kind of story is when someone can overcome and move beyond a significant challenge in his or her life. Through his own courage and determination, high school senior Daniel Altman was able to overcome a stutter, which he had struggled with since the age of two, through his work as a Production Assistant working on an Independent Film.

This is especially inspirational, because Daniel was also able to turn his personal success into an inspirational college essay, which got him accepted into his first choice college. Find the complete essay here.